Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1974. Porter, D.H. First edition. Narrow 4to., (iv) pp., tipped-in color frontis, plus 41 b&w and color images. Faux morocco-backed cloth. Neat signature of Alan Winer, photographer and former administrator of the Visual Studies Workshop on the front endpaper. Very good. "Sweeping the see with..... More
West Islip, NY: ULAE Inc., 1981. Rauschenberg, Robert. First edition. 4to., (4), iii, plus 45 full-page b&w photos. Printed stiff wrappers. Housed in publisher's paper over boards slipcase, which has a small scuff at the top edge. Aside from toning where the spine was exposed from the slipcase, a near..... More
NY: Pantheon Books, 1981. Rauschenberg, Robert. First American edition. 4to., [xvi], 122 leaves of b&w photographs, [4] pp. A fine copy in the photo-illustrated dust jacket. Boldly SIGNED by the artist on the half-title page. The text is an interview with Robert Rauschenberg by Alain Sayag, on January 9, 1981..... More
Hollywood: Heavy Industry Publications, 1969. Ruscha, Ed. First edition. 8vo., unnumbered pages, b&w photos. Printed dust jacket over plain stiff wrappers. The printed dust jacket has 2 tiny tears at the crown, and light toning, else near fine. Based on the story by Mason Williams, "How to Derive the Maximum..... More
[Princeton: Naomi Savage, 2002]. Savage, Naomi. First edition. 4to., (19) loose sheets with b&w images, with color printed front and rear covers and colophon sheet; all 8 1/2 x 11 inches. The illustrated covers and internal sheets are all printed by Xerography on glossy stock; the colophon is handwritten. These..... More
Zurich / Berlin / New York: Scalo, 1996. Schmidt, Michael. First edition. 4to., 314 pp., profusely illustrated from b&w photographs. Bound in grey cloth, titled in yellow ink. Issued without a dust jacket. Fine. Utilizing historical news photographs and other images, augmented with the photographer's contemporary portraits and urban landscapes..... More
[New Paltz, New York]: Documentext, 1979. First edition. Oblong 4to., 281, [7] pp., largely illustrated from b&w photographs, drawings and collages. Previous owner's neat signature on the blank front free endpaper. A very good copy in the photo-illustrated dust jacket that has a tiny snag on the rear panel near..... More
NY: Lustrum Press, 1971. Seymour, Daniel. First edition. Square small 4to., unpaginated, numerous b&w photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers. The wrappers show very light toning. Aside from the neat signature of Alan Winer, photographer and former administrator of the Visual Studies Workshop, this is a fine copy. An impassioned personal account..... More
Las Vegas, NM: Self Published, 1980. Sharlin, Jonathan. First edition. Oblong 4to., 23 leaves, ( 1 folding)., illustrated from b&w photographs, drawing and musical notations. Stiff wrappers with cloth tape spine. Very good. Limited to 99 SIGNED copies. An exploration of ant colonies and their effect of the desert and..... More
[New York]: Seth Siegelaub, 1969. First edition. 4to., 26 pp., fully illustrated with drawings and photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. The title and introduction by Seth Siegelaub and the artist's statements are in English, French and German; illustrated by examples of conceptual works by each of the listed artists..... More
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1989. Hill and Adamson. First edition. Oblong 8vo., 77 pp., 31 photos. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Very good. Photos by Brewster, Hill and Adamson, Talbot, et al. Published in conjunction with an exhibition presented at The University of Michigan Museum of Art..... More
Chicago: A Chicago Book Publication, 1977. Snitzer, Jim. First edition. 24mo., (20) leaves (10 folded), b&w photos. Printed stiff wrappers. Very good. SIGNED in pencil by the artist on the flap of the rear wrapper. Jim Snitzer received his BA from The University of California, 1973 and his MFA from..... More
(Chicago: A Chicago Book Publication, 1980. Snitzer, Jim. First edition. 8vo., 19 leaves French folded, with 16 color plates from photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers with modest creases at the edge of the front wrapper, else very good. SIGNED in pencil by the artist on the recto of the rear wrapper..... More
Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario in Collaboration with the Isaacs Gallery, 1970. Deluxe Edition. Small 4to., (128) pp. Fully illustrated from b&w photographs. Laid-in are a folded print (22 x 23 inches), three Walking Woman stickers, a Fresnel magnifying sheet, a magnifying glass in a glassine envelope, and a bookmark..... More
NY: Kevin Begos Publishing, 1993. Sommer, Frederick. First edition. Oblong folio, comprised of a title-page, five dust grain photogravures, made from the original negatives. Image size from 9 x 10 inches to 9 1/2 x 11 inches, mounted on archival boards (15 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches), colophon, quotation from..... More
Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1981. First edition. 16mo., (28) pp., b&w illustrations from photographs, printed card laid-in. Bound dos-à-dos. Color printed stiff wrappers. Rubbed along one edge of the rear wrapper, else a fine copy. SIGNED by the artist. An illustrated conceptual piece based upon a narrative. OCLC locates..... More
Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1981. First edition. 12mo., 10 leaves printed recto only, 1 color plate from a photograph. Printed stiff wrappers. A fine copy. SIGNED by the artist. An illustrated conceptual piece based upon a narrative. OCLC locates 6 copies. More
Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1982. First edition. 16mo., (23) pp.,1 b&w plate from photograph printed on acetate, 2 sheet of card stock clipped to a leaf, two 35 mm slides of text clipped to a leaf, and a pocket pasted to the terminal leaf containing 9 sheets of printed card..... More
Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1982. First edition. Oblong 8vo., (22) pp., b&w plate from photographs; also contains a 35mm slide, a plastic bag containing dried wine, a fragment of audio tape in a plastic bag, etc. Printed stiff wrappers. A fine copy. SIGNED by the artist. An illustrated conceptual piece..... More
Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1982. First edition. 16mo., (23) pp.,1 b&w plate from photograph, 3 sheets of card stock clipped to a leaf, one 35 mm slide of text clipped to a leaf, and a plastic bag containing a fragment of glass clipped to a leaf. Shallow creasing caused by..... More
circa 1970. A unique 8vo. [19.5 x 14.5 cm] maquette of 13 leaves of card stock, plus covers; there are 6 leaves of single images facing a blank opposite page, and 5 double page pairs totaling 16 vintage silver gelatin photographs. The front cover has a sheet of Japanese grass..... More
circa 1968. A unique 12mo. [11.5 x 9 cm] maquette of 17 leaves of card stock, plus covers; there are 7 leaves of single images facing a blank opposite page, and 7 double page pairs totaling 21 vintage silver gelatin photographs, produced by the mordançage process, and 1 smaller silver..... More
Oberlin, Ohio: The Artist, 1972. Tacha, Athena. First edition. A single sheet, 5.5 x 14.25 inches, folded to make 5 panels. Text printed verso only. Very good in clear acetate sleeve as issued. Printed on pink glossy paper, not blue; which pretty much tells the story. More
Toronto: Coach House Press, 1970. First edition. Small 4to., 9 full-page plates from b&w photos. Printed orange and black stiff wrappers. Slight creasing to the tips of the wrapper, with one small stain. Very good. An oversize facsimile of a Kodak snapshot album, including the prints having serrated edges. The..... More
New York: [publisher not stated], 1976. First edition. 4to., 45 pp., b&w illustrations largely from photographs, printed card wrappers, metal spiral bound. The wrappers show toning and slight wear; bottom leading tips have a barely perceptible crease. Very good. An exhibition of these conceptual/postmodernist artists, many who utilized photography in..... More